George Barna, president and founder of Barna Research Group, commented:
"While it may be alarming to discover that born again Christians are more likely than others to experience a divorce, that pattern has been in place for quite some time. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that when those individuals experience a divorce many of them feel their community of faith provides rejection rather than support and healing. But the research also raises questions regarding the effectiveness of how churches minister to families. The ultimate responsibility for a marriage belongs to the husband and wife, but the high incidence of divorce within the Christian community challenges the idea that churches provide truly practical and life-changing support for marriages."
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Barna's results verified findings of earlier polls: that conservative Protestant Christians, on average, have the highest divorce rate, while mainline Christians have a much lower rate. They found some new information as well: that atheists and agnostics have the lowest divorce rate of all.
Been marred 19 years. We have three kids; a son (age 16) and two daughters (ages 12 & 8).
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1Pe 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Tit 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
George Barna, president and founder of Barna Research Group, commented:
"While it may be alarming to discover that born again Christians are more likely than others to experience a divorce, that pattern has been in place for quite some time. Even more disturbing, perhaps, is that when those individuals experience a divorce many of them feel their community of faith provides rejection rather than support and healing. But the research also raises questions regarding the effectiveness of how churches minister to families. The ultimate responsibility for a marriage belongs to the husband and wife, but the high incidence of divorce within the Christian community challenges the idea that churches provide truly practical and life-changing support for marriages."
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Barna's results verified findings of earlier polls: that conservative Protestant Christians, on average, have the highest divorce rate, while mainline Christians have a much lower rate. They found some new information as well: that atheists and agnostics have the lowest divorce rate of all.
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Do some of these groups have lower divorce rates because they choose to live in sin rather than get married????
This cracks me up...if you are not legally divorced...you are married last time I heard. There was a statement made, I don't remember who said it...but they alluded to the fact that adultery broke the marriage covenant making the other party free to do as they please. Not so. Just because a person commits adultery doesn't mean the spouse is now free to hit the single's circuit.
They are still married and should do whatever it takes to keep the marriage together...remember Hosea?
Blessings, Rhoni
P.S. I reported a man on the Apostolic Singles Network who was making all kinds of moves on all kinds of females who were single. He was married and until the divorce is final...still married and any fooling around with others still constitutes as adultery. Separated is NOT divorced.
This cracks me up...if you are not legally divorced...you are married last time I heard. There was a statement made, I don't remember who said it...but they alluded to the fact that adultery broke the marriage covenant making the other party free to do as they please. Not so. Just because a person commits adultery doesn't mean the spouse is now free to hit the single's circuit.
They are still married and should do whatever it takes to keep the marriage together...remember Hosea?
Blessings, Rhoni
P.S. I reported a man on the Apostolic Singles Network who was making all kinds of moves on all kinds of females who were single. He was married and until the divorce is final...still married and any fooling around with others still constitutes as adultery. Separated is NOT divorced.
This is so good I decided to say it again...you are not divorced at all until you are divorced legally...don't fool yourself
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The 'issue' you brought up is another whole problem.
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